Bemidji splits road triangular to not season's first win

Apr. 11—SAUK RAPIDS — A big second inning to the first tally in the Bemidji High School softball team's win column this season.

The Lumberjacks scored nine runs in the second frame in an 11-4 win over St. Cloud on Saturday in a road triangular. BHS lost 2-1 to Wayzata in its first game and fell 5-1 on the road against Sauk Rapids-Rice on Wednesday.

Against the Crush in the second inning, Emma Greiner, McKaela Jaranson, Callie Malkowski and Karley LaZella all had run-scoring singles. Clara Sherwood drove home two runs with a double, while Olivia Birt had a sacrifice fly in the nine-run second inning.

Birt went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Greiner also went 2-for-3. Aubrey Hanson struck out six batters and allowed four earned runs on 10 hits to pick up the win.

Lazella blasted a solo home run in the 2-1 loss against Wayzata. She also threw a complete game in the circle, surrendering just two earned runs on two walks and two hits with six strikeouts.

In Wednesday's defeat against Sauk Rapids-Rice, the Jacks were stymied by pitcher Ava Knutson. She allowed just three hits — LaZella doubled and Birt and Hayden Dahl singled — and one earned run with 16 strikeouts. Only two of the Storm's record outs were made in the field.

Sau Rapids-Rice 5, Bemidji 1

BHS 000 100 0 — 1-3-3

SRR 000 041 X — 5-7-0

WP: Knutson (7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 16 K)

LP: Lazella (6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 10 K)

Wayzata 2, Bemidji 1

WYZ 002 000 0 — 2-8-0

BHS 001 000 0 — 1-4-1

LP: LaZella 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K)

Bemidji 11, St. Cloud 4

SC 001 020 1 — 4-10-2

BHS 091 010 X — 11-9-0

WP: Hanson (7 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 6 K)

LP: Sheetz (6 IP, 9 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 6 BB, 10 K)